the essay version, that preceded the book. I was happy to find this because I have been meaning to read the book, but feared I would hate it. This seems pretty harmless, a distillation and refocusing of earlier concepts (information work, new middle class) into an argument that perhaps needed to be made.

reasoned consideration of the Oatmeal / Game of Thrones piracy issue. I don’t agree though – the window model is something that is in the process of being radically reworked, as any kind of enforced scarcity system should be at the moment, yet HBO has longer windows than anyone. I do like how VanDerWerff realizes that HBO has painted itself into a corner.

well done, but I find this sort of argument unwinnable; I’d rather try to argue projected historical influence. If a sci-fi universe is important in the woods and no one hears it, is it still important? (via)